Wheeled carrier for golf clubs



Dec. 18, 1951 EASTlN 2,578,791

WHEELED CARRIER FOR GOLF CLUBS Filed June 23, 1947 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 LEE- IN V EN TOR.

Geo rgeJ-L Easiz'n, BY

Dec. 18, 1951 Filed June 23, 1947 G. H. EASTIN WHEELED CARRIER FOR GOLF CLUBS 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 INVENTOR. George hflllaszzn Patented Dec. 18, 1951 I H 2,578,791 WHEELED CARRIER FOR GOLF CLUBS w George H llastin, Kansas City, Mo. Applicatio'n' J une 23, 1947, Serial No. 756,533

1 Claim.

My invention relates to a vehicle designed more particularly for carrying golf clubs although it need not be restricted to such use as it can be employed to advantage in its present form or a modified form for carrying other loads.

An object of the invention is the provision of a light weight vehicle embodying a simple, inexpensive frame and a single wheel which carries the load and thereby enables the player to propel the vehicle over the fairway with very little efiort.

The invention also embodies a prop which cooperates with the frame and the wheel in supporting the vehicle when at rest on level or uneven ground, thus leaving both hands free so that the player may readily select any desired club and make one or more plays on the fairway.

A further object is to provide a vehicle of this character which can be quickly assembled for use or disassembled and arranged in compact form for storage or transportation.

Other objects will hereinafter appear, and in order that the invention may be fully understood reference will now be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the vehicle embodying my invention, with a golf bag in position thereon.

' secured to each other for ready assembly or dis- Fig. 2 is a plan view of the vehicle with the golf bag removed.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the vehicle at rest, the prop in active position, and the golf bag removed.

Fig. 4 is a detail of the upper frame of the vehicle.

In carryin out the invention I provide a shaft 2 upon which a single Wheel 4 and a lower frame 6 are mounted. The lower frame 6, in conjunction with an upper frame 8, form a main frame of triangular shape as disclosed by Fig. 1. The lower frame 6 comprises a pair of forked members I0 and Illa, respectively, which straddle the wheel 4 as disclosed by Figs. 2 and 3 and are mounted at their lower ends upon the shaft 2.

- The upper frame 8 is superimposed upon the lower frame 6 and preferably but not necessarily comprises one piece of tubing formed into a pair of longitudinal members I4, an abutment It, a loop I8, and a handle 20, which latter extends from the upper portion of the loop. The longitudinal members M are spaced apart and extend over the wheel 4, while the abutment l6 and the loop-.18 extend upwardly at opposite ends of the members M.

The handle 20 is provided with a transverse threaded member 24 extending therethrough and provided with a thumb-nut 26, so that the oppoassembly without the use of tools, by threaded members 28 and thumb-nuts 30, while nuts 32 permit easy application or removal of the forks l0 and Illa to or from the shaft 2.

When it is desired to remove a club from the bag A the carrier is stopped and its forward end is permitted to swing downward and rest upon the ground. It is then inclined to one side, in which position it is supported by a prop 38, as disclosed by Fig. 3. The prop is secured to one side of the upper frame 8 by a hinge 40, so that when not in use it may be swung upward alongside of the frame, where its free end is engaged with and supported by a hook 42 fixed to the frame. The .prop 38 and the carrier can be adjusted to various inclinations to accommodate themselves to level ground or ground sloping at various degrees and support the bag A, in such position that any desired club may be readily selected by the player.

Although the carrier is constructed of light weight materials it has ample strength to carry the largest golf bag supplied with golf clubs, and as the wheel 4 carries the load the player, on grasping the handle 20 with one hand, can easily propel and guide the carrier over uneven terrain.

The vehicle is attractive in appearance, easy to guide and propel over level or rough ground, and when in standing position has a reliable three-point support comprising the wheel 4, prop 38 and the frame 3, the front end of which latter rests upon the ground. When the vehicle is in standing position, as above stated, the base B of the bag A rests upon the abutment l6 which cooperates with loop l 6 and strap 34 in holding the bag and thus preventing it from slipping down and resting upon the ground.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that I have provided a vehicle possessing the advantages above pointed out, and while I have shown the preferred form of the invention I reserve all rights to such other forms and modifications thereof as fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A vehicle of the class described comprising a wheel, a shaft on which said wheel is mounted, a lower frame mounted on said shaft, an upper frame superimposed on said lower frame and comprising resilient longitudinal bars arranged above the wheel and extending at one end beyond said lower frame whereby said extended end portions may be resiliently separated, the extended end portions of said rods being turned upwardly to form in combination a loop, the opposite sides 10 whereby said converging rods urge saidgolf bag 15 against said upper frame.

GEORGE I-I. EASSI'IN.

4 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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